Bereavement

Travis's Story

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Chris's Story

Having gone through a period of what could only be described as melancholy, where I was struggling with highs and lows with moods and understanding following the loss of my mother, I was put in touch with StrongMen through my company's employee assistance program.

St Barnabas Talk

We were invited by Sussex based Hospice, St Barnabas, to take part in their ‘Breaking the Silence’ event to mark International Men’s Day, highlighting men’s grief and mental health.

Chris Tuczemskyi's Story

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George Horne's Story

My name is George Horne. I am a 24 Year Army veteran in 2021 my wife of 21 years fell ill and after a 3 week stay in intensive care her body unfortunately gave up and she passed away.

Sanjay's Story

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Jordan Wainwright's Story

My name is Jordan and I am one of the 20 people who are aiming to climb Kilimanjaro in October.

Sam Baker's Story

Families can deal with loss so differently and this was evident when Sam and Graham lost Scarlett unexpectedly at 39 weeks just before Christmas 2009.

Andrew Allen's Story

Hi my name's Andy. I think the first question people seem to ask is what is StrongMen, and there's a usual answer of it's a bereavement charity. But to me, it's so much more than that.

David Gooch's Story

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Gary McAuley's Story

Hi my names Gary and I’m from Glasgow, I lost my beautiful wife Laura to secondary breast cancer in march 2023 after a 4 year battle and at that point I was at an all time low. Laura was always my strength with how she went about her journey.

Stuart Barter's Story

My name is Stu and in October of 2017 I lost my wife to breast cancer. It was quite sudden and from us officially finding out she had stage four metastatic breast cancer to her passing was just over two weeks.

David Robertson's Story

22 years ago, I suffered the first big loss in my life. My friend was killed by a car while walking home from a party. This sent me into a spiral which I have yet to come out of.

Gary Clark's Story

Hi, my name is Gary and I lost my sister, Jo, very suddenly in March 2021. The devastating news that my beautiful sister had passed away and her beautiful son, turned my world upside down.

Geoff Browne's Story

I took advantage of StrongMen counselling after losing my son and brother within 3 months last year.

Mike Stewart's Story

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Brendan Shryane's Story

During lockdown 2020 my wife and I fell pregnant with our second child. 9 months later after a very scary pregnancy filled with complications and unknowns our son Archie was born on the 12th January; my birthday.

Kenny Morrison's Story

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James Shoebridges's Story

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Matt Davies' Story

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Mark Hart's Story

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Michael Hall's Story

In April 2021 I received the worst possible news a parent can get; a phone call from my then wife & a police officer to tell me my eldest son had been stabbed in an unprovoked knife attack.

Charlie's Story

After an incredible time camping, climbing Snowdon, and zip-lining down Penrhyn Quarry I feel relieved and enlivened.

Chris Dawson's Story

It was May 2022 when the worst thing a father can experience happened, after a very short illness we lost our 24 year old daughter to HLH.

Craig's Story

The weekender was an unforgettable experience that enabled everyone to share their past and current experiences in a safe, comfortable, and unpressurised environment and only if they wanted to.

‘If you bottle it up, grief will find a way out'

Give me Strength

It’s June 2017, I’m just about to be given the worst news imaginable, except it’s not the worst news imaginable.

Dan's story

Most of you reading this page update will know who I am but for those who are new to the page, I’m Dan, Nikki’s Husband, or “Ex-Husband” as the law states which is something any widow struggles with for a long time.